Hair Cosmetic

Abstract

The present invention provides a hair cosmetic composition containing the following ingredients (1) to (4): (1) petrolatum in an amount of 0.01 to 20 mass % with respect to the cosmetic composition; (2) a hydroxyalkylurea in an amount of 0.001 to 30 mass % with respect to the cosmetic composition; (3) a tertiary amine cationic surfactant and/or a quaternary ammonium salt cationic surfactant in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mass % with respect to the cosmetic composition; and (4) water. The hair cosmetic composition can finish the hair, after shampooing, with excellent smoothness, suppleness, and moistness and which is suitable for use as a rinse, a conditioner, etc.

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         5 . A hair cosmetic composition selected from the group consisting of hair rinse, hair conditioner, hair treatment, hair shampoo, and rinse-in-shampoo, comprising the following ingredients (1) to (5):
 (1) petrolatum in an amount of 0.05 to 5 mass % with respect to the cosmetic composition;   (2) N-(2-hydroxyethyl)urea in an amount of 0.01 to 20 mass % with respect to the cosmetic composition;   (3) tertiary amine cationic surfactant and/or a quaternary ammonium salt cationic surfactant in an amount of 0.2 to 5 mass % with respect to the cosmetic composition;   (4) one or more higher alcohols selected from the group consisting of lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol (cetanol), cetostearyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, arachyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, jojoba alcohol, chimyl alcohol, and batyl alcohol, in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mass % with respect to the cosmetic composition; and   (5) water.   
     
     
         6 . The hair cosmetic composition according to  claim 5 , which composition is hair rinse or hair treatment.